♪ humanitarian pauses. the white house says that israel has formalized a plan to pause military operations for four hours each day, giving civilians times to get out. what israel is saying about this. and president biden saying the u.s. hid a site in sir ra, quote, because they struck us. what the pentagon is sending to the region to deter more attack. how a man in arkansas received a whole eye and partial fail transplant. it's being called completely uncharted territory. all of this is stories are coming in right here to "cnn news central." ♪ 80,000 palestinians went through a corridor through gaza today. from israeli officials, the white house says israel has formalized a plan for four-hour-long pauses every day to allow evacuations from gaza. it's also to allow humanitarian assistance into the enclave. nic, israel had been carrying out these pauses, to a degree, over the last few days. now it's a formalized plan. >> reporter: yeah. it's interesting here. the idf is saying it's not a shift in policy, but merely a continuation of what they've been doing. they started off towards the end of last week, telling civilians to walk down this certain highway from the north to the south of gaza. they have 3w8d that out a bit, made it a couple hours longer each day. 50,000 people we want down that route yesterday. 80,000 today, according to the israelis. you can still hear the explosions roughly around gaza city. i think that tells us was useful to understand. the humanitarian pauses, they're small in a specific location at a specific time to allow people or medical aid to move along certain routes, to move around certain neighborhoods. they don't stop the overall fighting. this, of course, is the israeli position -- absolutely no overall cease-fire until the hostages are released, so the idf can continue with their activities, looking for ma has, taking hamas out, destroying the tunnels. it all goes on with peril. it's interesting we heard from president biden today, saying getting to this point -- i think it gets back to the tensions between the white house and netanyahu administration over this, that it would taken a little longer that he had hope. the israeli is still talking about a couple hours. they are determined that the idf can keep up going after hamas in parallel, not just have to let up completely for a period of days. >> nic, thank you so much for the update from sderot, israel. how will this impact the crisis we're watching unfold? >> reporter: look, we've been seeing thousands of palestinians attempting to make that trip in the hope of finding safety, of the hope of finding some sang wear there. but as we have seen, the evacuation routes have sustained significant damage. that means the vast majority cannot evacuate by car. they're having to walk long distances, including the elderly, children, those disabled. there are many who simply cannot evacuate from the north, including those inside hospitals. we have heard from medics on the ground who say they will not abandon patients, as we have seen hundreds of thousands of people are trying to find sanctuary around the hospitals despise the relentless air company continues to edge closer to medical facilities. as we have seen repeatedly now, over the last couple weeks, the southern parts of gaza and central parts are also facing relent his air strikes. as you mentioned some 80,000 palestinians are said to have made that move just today. they are limited windows. we are still seeing many left behind, facing these relentless air strikes. of course, the situation in the south is dire. according to the u.n. some 1.5 million palestinians, at least, have been internally displaced across the gasesa strip. hundreds of thousands of them taken shelter around schools. there's very little humanitarian aid getting in. many are saying they're rationing food, they're sharing a single bam with hundreds of other people. as we've been hearing from medics on the ground, we're seeing the majority of gaza hospitals shutting down. they are not able to operate anymore. doctors performing surgeries without the necessary medication, the situation is growing more dire by the hour. >> nada bashir, that is you for the update. we want to go to natasha bertrand who's at the pentagon for you are. there's information that u.s. forces are being targeted once again. tell us about that. >> there have been four additional attacks on u.s. and coalition bases in iraq and syria since just last night when when the u.s. conducted those air strikes against a weapons storage facilities that they want was being used by iran and its proxy groups in eastern syria. this raises a lot of questions, of course, about whether the air strikes that the u.s. has been conducting against the weapons storage facility, yesterday was the second time in two weeks in a they have done so -- are actually acting as a deterrent. the u.s.'s a. is they're not only retaliation, but an attempt to degrade infrastructure and destroy their weapons so they can no longer carry out these attacks. it does not appear at this point to be working, at least not yet. the u.s. says these attacks are used cheap drones, using rockets. they don't on which create much damage or many casualties, but at the same time more than 25 u.s. service members have already suffered traumatic brain injuries as a result of these attacks. more than 56 as this point, or at least 56, have suffered injuries, according to the deputy pentagon secretary, who spoke to us today. this is obviously a serious issue that the pentagon wants to address, but at the same time they're striking a different balance here. they don't want to escalate the conflict any further than it has to be. so, they're trying at this point to conduct these strikes in limited self-defense, the precision air strikes, but at the same time, of course, it doesn't seem to be working deterring these groups. >> natasha, thank you very much. huge developments just moments ago. we just learned joe manchen will not be running for reelection. let's talk about it with manu raju. we also have eva mckend here, and david chalian. manu, you're outside his office, we see. >> reporter: yeah, very significant news here that joe manchin just made. we highly anticipated this decision, because it has such ramifications down the line. just given the key position he's held within the democratic caucus for some time, given he's in the middle, he's been central to some of the key legislative achievements of joe biden in his time in office. he's making it clear he will not run for reelection this year. this is a huge blow for democratic chances to keep control of the senate. there are several republican states that are being held by democratic incumbents, including joe manchin, as well as jon tester of montana, sherrod brown of ohio. with manchen gone, it makes that seat much easier to flip. it's hard to see another democrat that could hold that seat in a very conservative state of west virginia. democrats have another challenge. there are really only two republican pickup opportunities so far, in florida and texas, rick scott and ted cruz, but those would be difficult. that shows you the significant decision by manchin, which would have major ramifications for the next president. and the party in power decision the agenda. who will be in power next congress? right knew republicans are increasingly favored just moments ago. >> he could have been facing, manu, assuming he makes it through the republican primary in west virginia, the republican governor jim justice, right? that would have been a really tough battle for manchin. does this signal that manchin, you know, is he just sort of, you know, done with this part of things for himself? or did he take a look and did the math, and really thinking that he can't win this race? >> reporter: he was looking very closely at running. he had been weighing this seriously for months, knowing it would be an uphill climb. you're right, jim justice is running. he has a primary himself, but he's favored to win in that primary. no doubt that that was a consideration here. what will joe manchin do next? that's another question. in his retirement video, he said he would travel the country, see if there's a movement he can galvanize to bring the two sides together. what does that mean? he's toyed with the idea of running as a third party? maybe on the no labels ticket? is that what he means? unclear. joe manchin is on his way back to west virginia. this is the end of the week in the senate. will he answer those questions about his own political future? that remains to be seen. this announcement is momentous. manu, if you could stand by, i want to talk with david and eva. this reason that manchin has enjoyed for some time, being very relevant, quite impactful in where he's going to throw his weight around. with so many democrats being endangered, that might not have been the case, assuming he was able to pull off a win, i guess. joe manchin finds a way of being relevant to many conversations, no matter which party is in control of the senate. if you're there sitting in the middle, you have sway. to manu's point, this cannot be overstated. what a dramatic blow to democratic chances of hanging on to the senate this decision does. it's a 51-49 senate. let's assume this seat goes republican. the report that does all these ratings, as soon as this announcement came out, they moved it to solid republican in their rating system. in a jon tester, as manu mentioned, in montana or sherrod brown in ohio, were to lose, you need them to win and still the democrats need to win the white house to maintain control of the senate. never mind battle grown states like michigan, nevada or other stuff states for democrats that will be up this cycle as well. this is a huge blow to chuck schumer's math in keeping the majority. >> as a practical matter, it looks immediately dire for democrats, but for a long time i've been speaking to progressives who -- he has not been a reliable ally to this white house. he's not been a reliable ally to democrats. they have long said maybe this would be better, so the democrats can really invest in other states where they know that they can have someone they can actually rely on. all right republicans are gleeful. i see operatives already tweeting out r plus 1. >> he's been more reliability than a republican would be, though. they have to admit that, right? >> that is true. that's the argument that has long been made. it's better to have a moderate in that seat than to not have the seat at all, but progressives i speak to have long said that's money that can go elsewhere, to get someone else who is more consistently a democratic vote. >> let's just pull back a bit. i remember covering the failed reelection of blanche lincoln, and the bluedog democrats, the demise of them in the house. what does that say where we are, and that it really comes down to, if you're like a joe ma manchin, where you're looking more for consensus, you don't mind agreeing with republicans sometimes, just house endangered that mindset is in congress? >> it is endangered. you mentioned blanche lincoln, just to show where our politicians have moved. in 2004 when i was covering john kerry's race, and they announced edward, june kerry was campaigning in west virginia on a very big week for his campaign. that would be unthinkable now. as you know, we've gotten so much more polarized, that the notion of compromise is so much harder. the body is built and constructed around the notion of consensus. in a tester rate or some of these other races, is it much more of an uphill for them, now knowing that manchin is not in the race. do voters then say, their vote is not as important? what's really the point here or there for the democrats? >> they all have to run races tailor made for their states. in covering georgia last year, it was actually on voters' minds a bit, the balance of power in the senate. >> yes. >> there might be some democrats who are cool on this administration or cool on the climate, that don't feel especially mott rate investigated to participate. as things get tighter, this would be a base motivator. >> i that i at one point you would move to georgia, you have so many frequent flier miles. coming up, a hunt in new jersey for a man linked to the january 6th attack on the capitol. plus congress grills top aviation officials for the string of close calls on runways across thehe couountry. you're w watching "c"cnn news central."" we'll bebe right bacack. a manhunt is underway. police with the fbi are searching for gregory yetman, this man. polo sandoval has been following this for us. what is the latest? >> reporter: boris, this is focused in middlesex, new jersey. an army spokesperson confirming for cnn that he's believed to have actually served previously in the new jersey national guard as a medical tear police officer, even included deployments in afghanistan, and guantanamo bay, cuba. even completed service as a sergeant just last year. according to authorities, he fled into a wooded area as they were attempting to execute a warrant. we don't know what that details, but authorities are saying he's wanted in connection to the january 6th attack. "usa today" reports they previously had an opportunity to speak to this individual in connection to analysis that outlet performed of some information that was released by the fbi. as we know since the attacks on that day, they have been releasing information he even told "usa today" that everything had been resolved. yes here we are today, and a massive certain continues for this former military officer in new jersey. aside some advisories, they maintain the public is not at risk. polo sandoval, thank you so much for the update? close calls in the sky. that is what senate lawmakers are grilling federal officials about in a hearing on capitol hill today. they want to know why there's been so 78 troubling reports of near collisions between commercial aircraft on u.s. runways this year. mete muntean is breaking this down for us. the head of the ntsb said this -- there's simply too much strain on the air transportation system right now. it's an urgent warning, in what would be a gang busters thanksgiving weekend, likely to be the busiest in the skies ever the subject of close calls, one of the latest at houston lobby, that was not a close call, but a crash. two private jets collided. the tower told the crew of that hawker jet there to line up and wait for takeoff. the pilots acknowledged by told to line up and wait, but instead they took off anyway. that is what set off this collision course of this plane on a collision course with a landi lan landing cessna citation. the head of the ntsb said it could have been so much worse. >> it only takes one missed warning to become a tragedy, one incorrect response. these incidents must serve as a wake-up call before something nor catastrophic occurs. >> we're also learning from the ntsb more about the houston incident. the air traffic controller told the accelerating plane to stop twice. in fact, the controller beat it by a few seconds. today senators pushed for that to go to even more airports nationwide, brianna. the f.a.a. says there's a bit of a silver lining. the good news is this has led to a lot of transparency, agency groups coming together, but really there needs to be zero close calls like this, the only acceptable number is nothing. >> of course. amazing how close that was. thank goodness. the agency obviously needs more air traffic controllers, too. >> no doubt. there's a huge shortage. the faa wants to hire about 3,000 air traffic controllers, but we heard a startling number today. they have ohm hired in total about six controllers overial in the last year. that's a huge problem. they say that's contributing to fatigue and stress, that sometimes they have to work mandatory six-day weeks, 12-hour shifts, and that's tough on them. the other thing we also learned today from delta's ceo, there's simply a brain drain that's happened at the airlines, that a lot of experienced people have retired, a lot of new people are coming up to the major airlines from the regionals, so there's a huge shift in the workforce. everything is really different. there's always a chain of errors that lead to these incidents. in houston, we saw airplanes trade paint, not something that could have been much, much worse. >> it's when all pieces of swiss cheese line up, and the marble falls through. >> that's it. a first look at the shopping trends for the holiday season. you got to see this. you're probably not easily persuaded to switch mobile providers for your business. but what if we told you it's possible that comcast business mobile can save you up to 75% a year on your wireless bill versus the big three carriers? 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>> good news/bad news. the good news is mortgage rates are down. that is the biggest week-over-week drop we have seen in a year. mortgage rates been still high. more than doubled from where they are in 2020. that's very painful. the higher mortgage rates go, the less homes people can afford. let me show you what i mean. if you're buying a $500,000 home, putting 20% down, you're paying $1100 more per month than you were if you bought at this point in 2020. 1100 more. that's not getting you an extra bedroom or bigger garage. that's all money going to the bank. if you talk to people trying to buy a home right now, they're hoping mortgage rates go much lower. it's very tough out there right now. >> wow, that is something that puts it into perspective. matt, thank you so much for taking us through that. coming up, sources tell cnn that steve wozniak has been hospitalized in mexico city. we'l'll have detetails, aheaead. all right. this is just shocking news out of los angeles county. four current and former l.a. county sheriff department employees have died in the span of 24 hours, all are believed to have died by suicide. josh campbell is with us now with the story. three of these workers were current employees, one had retired. do we have any idea what's going on here? >> reporter: brianna, at this hour, no clear through line. the homicide bureau is investigating the suicides. three current employees, one retired. sheriff luna says the department is in mourning. he says, in part -- we are stunned to learn of these deaths, and it's sent shockwaves of emotions through the department as we try to cope with the loss of four beloved members of our department family. now, brianna, this has cert